National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-10
CURRENT COMMENT.
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negroes who pay frst-class fare.
Macon Telegraph (Dem): We contend
that the next national Democratic platform
shall not be q double-headed one--pIg in
New England aud puppy in Kentucky.
Atlanta Constitution. II is not much OF
a vacation that Mr.. Bayard can have, with
that pestlferous toady, Phelps, misrepre-
senting the American republic In England.
Terre Haute Express. II repentant Mug
wumps come back to the Republican party
they must expect to take back seat. They
will be forgiven, but no effort will be made
to coax them into good behavior
Louisville Commercial: An insurance
mathematician asserts that the greatest
number OF suicides is among married men.
The remarkable part Of the statement Is |
that II should require table Of figures to
prove what every married man comedies.
Louisville Courior-Journal The consti- |
tuition has It's provisions Of limitation upon |
the disbursement OF the revenues as well as |
their collection. The only public debt pur- |
poses for which public revenues may be ap-
piled Is in the payment Of the principal and |
interest. Nowhere is any money levy
countenanced for the paying OF premiums, |
which is merely the market appraisement |
Of the undervaluation of principal and in- |
terest In the original contract. Premium
payments would be unlawful and interest |
payments would he unlawful except as the
money lent does Its work.
Detroit Tribune: A Florida paper informs
George w. Cable that ''it would not do for
him to try the experiment OF leeturing In
that city again, for even the bounds OF good
raising might be overreached." This means
that Mr.. Cable must keep away from there,
or he will get hurt. And yet Mr.. Cables
| sole offense is In telling the truth about
| society in the SOUTH A southerner himself,
he felt that somebody ought to write Just
| what he wrote for the good OF the south.
| But II anybody speaks freely his opinion In
| the south, his opinion must be in full accord
| with the popular southern opinion, other
l wise he is ostracised aud threatened. Is
| this the thew southn we have heard so
| much about?
Detroit Tribune. We have some remark
| able fnanciers In this country. Some OF
| them have won reputation as such by
L standing round waiting for their rich fathers
| to die, and Others have proved their sagacity
| by marrying rich estates. Some of our
| most remarkable financiers are those who
| never earned dollar In the whole course OF
their lives. Stripped of their wealth most
| of them wouldn't have the business ability
to earn $500 year, and some OF them
would starve to death II they were beyond
the reach Of charity. And yet we see inst
such men claiming and too often securing
recognition among the really sagacious men
OF the country, who have built up immense
fortunes with their own brains and hands.
Chicago Tribune: The report comes
| from Washington that the railroad attor-
peys and officials quietly predict that when
the proper time comes they will blow the
interstate commission entirely out OF water
| by proving the board to be illegally organ
ized and without authority to make valid
or binding decision Of any character. This
belief is said to explain the complacency
with which the railroads have regarded the
| new law, and the extraordinary freedom
shown in constituting and applying its pro-
visions just as interest, greed, or caprice
happened to dictate. Briefly stated, the
claim IL that the commission was Illegally
| constituted, because its members were ap-
| pointed after the adjournment OF Congress
and have not been confirmed by the Senate,
as the law plainly requires. Tne fact
stated as to the time of the appointments,
of course, cannot be denied, but is the con
clusion drawn from it authorized?
New York Commercial Adurtiscr: As we
have said before, so now we say again, that
the first and foremost duty Of the two great
political parties, in reference to the next
presidential campaign, is to decideupon and
| announce the principles in behalf OF which
they propose to make their fight. All this
talk about candidates is superfluous aud OF
secondary importance, as compared with
| the main question of party principle ana
policy. For some years past there has been
a noticeable tendency IN parties to irnor.
| principles and become merely the eXpOnents
Of individual leaders. 1t has been said
along PACK, ana with some snow OF truth
That there were no issues'-that there
was no principle involved IN our cam
paigns This cannot be said now, at any
rate. There are many important issues at
stake, and the parties aud their leaders
must race the music" at last.
Philadelphia Times . The survivors Of
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hv ne bsrnic b,i aisosy uV charra nnno non
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hnrs have SeS,had i ~ ~ rav.It
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%nes}s ~ the phiiadei,Sia Rriaado the
, | 6odv that mot thashocl pf ptckettis assanlt
and rennIseS il 'N'>''' N''1''
MANY of The brave men of both hin. and
ond or.n Who snrr;v.S tns aoSoarS,s con.
aict ottvsSur w ou ,Sa hue evenng of Iuiy
a 1853 have zone In ioin the Great m lior-
itv bevond. Int thar. will ha a memoranle
reunion of the now siiyered warriors who
met In hand 'to,hand struggle on that san
guihary heiu. Ihey mingled theh as ioes IN
, desperate pattie, anu Arnilsteau, tue isaaei
oi tne auVance assauitiug co'ulnii, leli NJ
the 1arthest position reached within the
Cniou Hnee' -Now .uey wiz ,nius,e aRaiu,
al.er heariy quarter OF q century mas gone
, insthe night OF time, out they VIII reunite as
friends, brothers, warriors OF common
country
Chicago Tribune Michael Dayitt's ou,
a break in Glare on the occasion of the
l Bodyke evictions only emphasizes the su.
preme necessity for such leader as Mr..
Parnell for the successful conduct of the
g Irish movement Mr.. Dayitt is no doubt
. honest, sincere, and patriotic, and he is
S ALWAYS prepared to act on his own words
= His impetiiosity leads him into the use of